Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 04:47
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 391 54% 399 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 62 Reflection 73 Parallax 64 50% 66.3 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 57.1 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 272 Write 175 Mixed 197 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 34.2 125% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 159 129% 184 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 141GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 447 411 452 468 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 458 Mixed 391 SusWrite 447 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 55.9 184% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 118GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 147 146 138 145 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 390 Write 185 Mixed 210 SusWrite 140 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 37.8 147% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 190 154% 221 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 1302 186C0 V3 Series 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 1302 186C0 V3 Series 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 19.2 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 681 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 - $272

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	416x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	85x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	59x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	50x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $914

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16